Edward Proud papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection SAL 053
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1906-1968
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; manuscript, typescript, photographs, press cuttings, and printed material. The letter to A. Grace is water-damaged. Includes 5 framed medals, printed cards, dried flowers, a bar, and a pouch.

Scope and Content

Bound bible (1909); Prayer card, with photograph (nd); 6 photographs (1919, 1963-1968, nd); Framed photograph of Salonika reunion (nd); 5 framed medals (1906-1919); Issue of "The Mosquito" (June 1954); 32nd, 33rd and 34th Annual Luncheon menus of the Salonika Reunion Association, two autographed (6 October 1963, 4 October 1964, 3 October 1965); Humorous Battalion orders (21 August 1915); Inventory (10 December 1917); Optician's card (14 November 1914); Letter from William McKenzie, with dried flowers (15 May 1916); Letter to A. Grace (30 May 1917); Press cuttings (28 May 1918, nd); Typescript verse 'Bewcastle Hunt Song' (nd); Malarial detail sheet (27 June-15 July 1917); Post Office card (nd); Postcard with verse 'The Kaiser's Arrival in Hell' (nd); Bar (nd); Pouch (nd); Notebook (nd).

Administrative / Biographical History

Edward Lancelot Proud was a Driver, ASC (Army Service Corps), serving in Salonika.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs C.E.F. Tudor.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Related Material

See Newspaper Section for "The Balkan News".

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